EU extends anti-dumping measures on Chinese okoumé plywood

The EU renewed the anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of okoumé plywood manufactured in China. These duties were originally introduced by the EU in 2004 and would have lapsed after only five years had not an interested party requested the European Commission (EC) to initiate an expiry review. Since then, the European Panel Federation (EPF) has requested that the EC review the duties every five years, most recently in December 2021. On each occasion this has led to the announcement of another 5-year extension. The request for review was based on the grounds that the expiry ...